Molding-frame for making sheet, plate, or wire glass.



} J. J. QUBRTINMONT. MOLDING FRAME FOR. MAKING SHEET, PLATE, 0R WIREGLASS.

APPLIGA'IION- FILED 0017,1907.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JuLEs J. QUERTINMONT, or POINT MARIO PENNSYLVANIA.

MoL'DlNG FRAm FOR MAKING SIIEET, PLATE ,OR WIRE GLASS.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented. Feb. 9. i909.

' Application filed Qctober 7,1907. Serial No. 396,224.

provide a simple and efiicient a paratus by.

which molten glass can be readiy formed or compressed in order to insurea uniform and inexpensive product. r

'lhe object of theinvention is to construct an apparatus whichcan beeasily operated, 1' an d or cleaned and at the same time a apted foreither sheet, plate or wire glass making.

'lhe invention consists of structural features and relative arrangementof elements, which will be hereinafter more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims,

11 the one sheet of drawing, Figure 1, is.a side elevation of theinvention showing the movable side in its outer position; Fig. 2, isavertical section showing the movable side in its inner position; 3, isa vertical section similar to that of Fig. 2, showing the manner ofusing the same for making wire glass. Fig. 4, 1s a front elevation ofFig. 3, partly broken away;-Fig. 5, is a section on line 55 of. Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters indicate corre- 'fiponding parts in theseveral figures of the rawing.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents the back wall of the mold havingsecuredne'ar its upright edges strips 1, 1 Sidewalls 4, 4, seatedagainst thestrips. 1 1 and remov ably secured to the back wall by meansof upper and lower eye-bolts 2, 2,;which pass through the back wall 1.and strips 1 1 are held in position by means'of rods 3, 3 passingthrough the outer eyes of the bolts 2, 2, and

lying against the outer side of the back wall 1 as shown. I

Pivotally secured to the lower end of the back wall by means of hinges5, 5, and between the side walls 4, 4, is a movable front wall 6,adapted to swing on its lower pivot to either of its two extreme front.or back positions s indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. v 7 is an arm atta" ed.to the outer side of W ire G ass, of which the following isaspecificontact as indicated in Fig.2.

the front Wall 6 and may be connected to any suitable mechanism forforcing the front-wall towards the 'back wall. 8 is a removable I stopfor the pivoted front Wall and consists of a transverse rod seated ineyelets fastened on op osite sides of the outer ends of the side w ls 4,4.' Slidingly supported in said back wall at its lower end is a movablebottom 9 whose inner end is yieldingly forced against the inner side of.the lower or pivotal end of the movablefront wall'6.

10, -10 are pins connected to the movable ,bottom' 9 having their outeror free ends gilded in a suitable support 11', situated on each sideofback wall and near the bottom. A-coil'spring 12, surrounds each. ofsaid pins 10, 10 abutting against the srpport 11, and

movable bottom 9, thereby forcing said bottom against the movable frontwall 6.

13 and 14 are respectively upper and lower stops fastened to the innerside of the back wall 1, and 15 and 16 are similar stops fastened onthefront wall.6 and-said stops are arranged so that the stops .15 abutagainst stops 13 and 16 against 14, and when the front wall 6 is swunginto its extreme inner position a space is formed between the back andfront walls as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5 which represents the thickness of the glass plate hereinafter described.

The mode of operation of the invention is as follows r'When'it isdesired to make ordinary window plate, or sheet glass, the molding'frameis opened by having its movable front Wall assume its outer position asindicated in Fig. 1. 1 A quantity of molten glass sufficient to make thedesiredwvidth, thickness and length of glass is introduced into thebottom of the molding frame. then applied to the arm 7 to force themovable front Wall'6 towards the back wall 1 until further movement is.arrested by the stops 13 and 15 and.1'4 and 16, coming in During theforegoing operation the molten glass which has been introduced into themold has been Power is forced up and made to occupy the space bee theproper dimensions is then placed on the strips 1 1",, as indicated inFigs. 3 and 4, and the side walls are then replaced and v locked inposition on the strips 1*, 1 and 1 back wall 1, which at the same timefirmly holds the wlremesh stretched in place in side and across theframe and from strip 1? to the other as indicated in Fig. .5. As

above described the proper. quantity of molten glass'is introduced intothe mold and the operations above outlined repeated when the moltenglass will be forced around the wire mesh and make a pane or sheet ofglass having a wire meshuniformly surrounded by glass on'each side 7From the foregoing description of-my inventionwit will be "readily seenthat I have devised means for carrying out the same wherein plate,window, or wire glass can'be as they could be modified m many wayswithout departing from the spiritof' my in- -vention and accomplish thesame result What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent isas follows 1 l A molding frame for making plate, window or sheet glasscomprising an upright.

back wall, side walls attached to and extending from said back wall, anda movable front wall ivoted at one'end to the bottom of the bac wall andadapted to pass between the side walls. I r

2. A molding frame for making plate, window or sheet glass comprising.an-upright back wall, side walls attached to and extending from saidbackwall, a movable front wall ivoted at oneend to thebottom" of the bacwall'andyadapted to pass bee tween the side walls/and 'a movable bottomsupported in said'back wall and-abutting against the inner 'side'andnear bottom of the front wall 3. A molding frame for making plate, window or sheet glass comprising an upright back wall, side walls removablyconnected to and extending from said back wall and a movable front wallpivoted at one end to the' bottom of the back wall and adapted to passbetween the side walls.

4. A molding frame for making late, window or sheet glass comprising aack wall, side walls removably connect ed to said back wall, a movablefront wall pivoted at one end to the back'wall and adapted to passbetween the ,side walls, and a spring pressed and movable bottomsupported in said back wall and abutting against the inner side. of

the front wall. with one 5.'A molding frame for making sheet or wireglass comprising a back Wall having side strips attached thereto, upperand lower stops secured to'the back Wall adjacent to the inn enfaces ofthe side strips, side walls seated on said sidestrips and removablyconnected with the back wall,,a movable front ,wall'pivoted at one endtothe back wall and adapted to pass between the side walls and upper'andlower stops on the inner side of the front wall and adapted to registerwith the stops on the back wall.

6. A moldingframe for makingslieet or wire glass comprising aback wallhaving side strips attached thereto, upper and. lower stops secured-tothe backwall adjacent to the inner faces of the side strips, side wallsseated on said side strips and removably connected with the back wall, amovably frontwall pivoted at one end'to the back Wall and adapted topass between the side walls, upper and lower stops on the inner side ofthe front wall and a spring pressed and movable bottom supported in saidback wall and abutting against the inner side of the front W8.l.l.-

Intestimony whereof I ,afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

f JULES J. QUERTINMONTI Witnesses: A

' t --W. T. DEVLIN,

Fronrsa DULIERE.

